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Soap operas and the semantic web:

SUDS:

SUDS SUDS is Used to Describe Soaps
Originated because of EastEnders site redesign
Applicable to content of a similar genre

EastEnders?:

EastEnders? 14 million viewers, 20 years, run by BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders
Prime time soap opera
Gritty, realistic, character driven

EastEnders vs American soaps:

EastEnders vs American soaps “EastEnders differs from American soaps by its relentless emphasis on the mundane and nitty-gritty details of working class life … among ordinary-looking (rather than attractive) and relatively unsuccessful people.”
(from museum.tv)

An RDF Model: programme:

Why model relationships?:

Character profiles & family trees:

Character profiles & family trees

Users’ questions:

Users’ questions Characters
How many wives has Ian had?
Characters and locations
Who have all the Queen Vic landlords been?
People and programmes
We hear about Phil's father a lot but has he ever appeared in the show?
Why did Frank leave?
Which characters have appeared in other TV shows?
Which actors have played Mark Fowler?
Secrets
Does Steven know that Ian is not his real father?

Content views:

Methods:

Early model:

Early model Character Programme Award Actor Location Character married to
brother of
slept with
shot
etc owns
lives at
works at
appears in changes develops plays appears in wins
nominated for Storyline Episode

Storylines: Seasons:

Storylines: Soap operas:

On cliffhangers:

An RDF Model: event:

An RDF Model: event 1999-02-02 date event marriage

Episode update:

Episode update

Modelling constraints: secret properties:

Modelling constraints: secret properties Secrets
Visible (known to all)
Secret (from characters but known to audience) - e.g. gives birth to; gender; girlfriend/boyfriend of
Embargoed (not to be made known to audience until a certain date e.g. Kat and Zoe)
Need to keep historical state of the world.
Scalability
Connect people through an event where possible